Rosalie Donlon is the editor in chief of ALM's insurance and tax publications, including NU Property & Casualty magazine and NU PropertyCasualty360.com. You can contact her at [email protected].
Unlike other states with stricter workers compensation coverage rules, in Oklahoma, employers may buy their insurance from a private insurance company.
When out-of-state adjusters come in to help after a disaster, they don't always provide correct information. The California Dept. of Insurance wants insurers to be sure staff is trained on state insurance law first.
Underreporting the size of your payroll and number of employees is illegal and can lead you to prison, as one Florida construction company owner found out.